title: Nursing diagnoses determined by first year students: a vignette study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to determine the ability of first year students in identifying nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a descriptive evaluation study, an expert-validated vignette containing 18 nursing diagnoses was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The students determined 15 nursing diagnoses. The highest percentages of diagnoses identified were disturbed sleep pattern and nutrition imbalance. Students also considered medical diagnoses as nursing diagnoses: hypertension and tachycardia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the fact that students were only at the end of their first semester and had limited clinical experience, they successfully identified the majority of nursing diagnoses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patient case study vignettes are recommended for education. To foster students' knowledge and experience, it is also suggested that evaluating nursing diagnoses in clinical practicals becomes a requirement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Sifa University Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülendam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hakverdioğlu Yönt
authors.forename: Esra Akın
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Korhan
authors.forename: Firdevs
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Erdemir
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller-Staub
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: Nursing diagnoses; nursing education; nursing student